Moronoserica renong
| Moronoserica renong | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Moronoserica |
| Species: | M. renong
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| Binomial name | |
| Moronoserica renong Ahrens, Lukic & Liu, 2023
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Moronoserica renong is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Thailand.[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 5.1–5.2 mm. They have a brown, oval body. The antennae are yellow and the frons, small spots of the elytral intervals and multiple smaller, symmetric spots on each side of the pronotum are darker, with a greenish shine. The dorsal surface is iridescent shiny, partly dull (while the labroclypeus is shiny). The dorsal surface is almost evenly and moderately densely covered with small white setae, while there are single long erect setae on the elytra. The dark spots are glabrous.[3]
Etymology
The species name is derived from the type locality of the species, Renong.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Moronoserica renong at Catalogue of Life". World Scarabaeidae Database (version 2025-10-07). In O. Bánki, Y. Roskov, M. Döring, G. Ower, D. R. Hernández Robles, C. A. Plata Corredor, T. Stjernegaard Jeppesen, A. Örn, T. Pape, D. Hobern, S. Garnett, H. Little, R. E. DeWalt, J. Miller, T. Orrell, & R. Aalbu, Catalogue of Life (2025-10-10 XR). Amsterdam, Netherlands: Catalogue of Life Foundation. Retrieved November 20, 2025.
- ^ a b c Ahrens, D.; Liu, W.; Lukic, D.; Bai, M. (2023). "A taxonomic review of Microserica Brenske, 1894 from continental Asia (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae: Sericini)". Zootaxa. 5241 (1): 1–115. Retrieved November 20, 2025.